Oil Central Heating Service

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Just thought I would start up the central heating - oil fired (Firebird room sealed). I got it serviced last year. I know it is said on Firebird'swebsite to have it serviced annually but can it be started while one is waiting and waiting and waiting for the plumber to do his annual thing?

What if any, precautions should be taken?

Am not technically minded.......
 
Don't worry about it too much. start it up. Room sealed applainces are the safest to have. Book a date with your service guy but use it away.
 
I have oil fired central heating and a service is done once every three years. So far so good.
 
Billo, everthing may be ok, but can rest assured after your 12 months are up, you burning too much oil and your boiler has crap in it making it internally insulated further adding to your loss of efficiency.

Should be done every 12 months to ensure continued efficiency and reliability FACT
 
surely usage comes into play - if u rarely use the oil burner (ie it is a top up heating source) then it doesnt need to be serviced every 12 months?
 
DGOBS said:
Billo, everthing may be ok, but can rest assured after your 12 months are up, you burning too much oil and your boiler has crap in it making it internally insulated further adding to your loss of efficiency.

Should be done every 12 months to ensure continued efficiency and reliability FACT
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Maybe I lose something on efficiency , but reliability so far has been 100%, after many years. Reliability is not guaranteed into the future, but I am saving on service costs.
 
Fitze79, take your arguement on 12 month service based on normal usage, but the as per manuafacturers instructions is a 'minimum' of every 12 months.

Billo, stats provided by OFTEC (Oil Fired Technicians Ass.) supports the belief that you will pay MORE for your loss of efficiency than you will for your yearly service, and I would have thought with the cost of oil, the rise in awareness for our unique one of a kind blue planet and the need to protect it properly serviced oil burners are a small price to pay.

The hope is when regulated before end of 2009 your yearly service will be a requirement! or you may either incur a higher tax on your fuel or you supplier may not be able to supply you at all! (we live in hope)

Also remember, the service does more than just this, in a PROPER service
as well as having your boiler efficiency tested, you are also having your grennhouse gases tested (and set as low as they can go) and testing for carbonmonoxide is also performed, ensuring your well being.

Also, things like fire valves are checked, the condition of your oil tank, one local who didn't bother to have this checked ended up with a bill for €15000 last christmas when his 'improperly' installer oil tank leaked!
 
just wondering how much one might expect to pay for a standard boiler house warmflow boiler service?
 
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